Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-07-31

road: was there by myself sitting on the
fence: il was a post and rail fence; that
was Mr. Lees lot; they have board fence
along by my fathers; ! sat there on the
Ience during the rain; it was not very long
after the rain until Mike DOnnel
came up and We went home;
had not been sitting there
very long when ! saw Aunt Eliza come
Quit had been about half hour ]
could see her very plainly; she had moth
ing on her head, she had on a light colored
dress, did not have her sleeves rolled up,
her dress was tucked up like women do on
wash days.
MRS. q. ". KEAGGIE
sworn said. know Mike Donnel. \
rain came up Monday evening. Mike
Donnel came in about o'clock. My son
was not away from the house before din
ner. When he came home that evening
he was little wet, and remarked to him
about il. | was down at the McWha
house on Tuesday morning.
FRED UPHOFF,
sworn: live at Mr.. keaggie's; | remem-
ber the Monday night before the bodies OF
Mrs. McWha and Mrs. Baker were found
went from keaggie's 10 Charley Taylor ::
| know where the common is 10y the Me
Wha house and where the three Cornered
lot is: as got up 10 Lees field | saw two
men run out of the MCWha orchard across
the field and come down TO the road {;
when came back saw the two men talk
4 l.. Il
don't know where they are now; / went 10
Taylor's little after six o'clock; those
two men slept close 10 me-; ! went To bed
about eleven O'Clock and struck match 10
look and saw that they were not
in vet. had not seen them
AT the house before went up 10 my bed !;
| then went upand told Mrs Keaggie they
were not in; they did not get up the next
morning until the rest of the men had their
breakfast; / went 10 TaylOr's after tomato
plants that evening; those men had not been
at Kraggie's very long; knew them when
saw them; think
THEY KNEW NE.
The small man had his vest open fixing
something in it; they spoke to mt, and
said, let the horse out u little hit; told
them had plenty OF time; was only a
few minute gone, | saw them at quitting
time; they got their time on the llth.
and went Ia King Creek tu get their pay
and then came back; saw the men get up
on Tuesday morning; | don't know that
man SpranGlc; cant tell the names of those
two men from my memory, hut have them
on piece Of paper; Mr.. Kcag@ie gave rae
that paper, they were named Edward Me
Pherson and Thomas McChrsmey.
ME. EMERSON, CALLED,
said: | worked tor Mr. see about fourteen
DAYS during harvest this year; was work
ing in the field next to the McWha Crchard
moving along the fence about seveuty-iiSc
wards from the Cumberland road, the fence
separates Mr. Lees meadow from the Me
VIVA orchard; found there 4 lie insurance
policy, some loan certificates and blank
note; ! was moving along and noticed a re-
cess in rotten rail right close tu the
ground; the bundle WAS III there doubled
up once the papers were produced by the
witness.
CROSS EXAMINED.
! found them about two ~ three weeks
ago; these are all the papers | found there.
looked over them and gaNc them to MI.
Ryan; they were given back ;0 me and !
have taken care Of them ever since. this
was the line iencc running almost AT night
angles TO the Cumberland road; there was
Il blue envelope over the papers, the board
protected them from the rain; there was
nothing under the papers on the ground /,
Bakers name was on the envelopes. The
papers were offered in evidence.
MISS ELLA KNUN
sworn reside at Holidays Cove: saw
Mr.. Baker ON Tuesday morning at the
McWha house; ! spoke tO him; saw him
throw himself down on his knees on the
pOrticO; have worked at the house for u
week al time; never saw Mrs. McWha
take nap in the afternoon; Mr. Baker
was on very good terms with the rest oi
the family; Mrs. Baker was accustomed Ia
change her dress after her afternoon work
was done; they always put up their lag"
chickens before daik, Mrs McWha always
locked the cellar door before night;
worked there last May year ago.
CEuS~-ENN ANIMATION.
Mrs Baker was sick when ! WAS there.
they were very good hOusekcrpers, always
kept the spare bed room III especial fine
order: they never kept the wash water IN
the house, nor left a tub on the kitchen
floor; Mrs. Baker usually dressed mp about
two o'clock; think Mrs. Baker made IT
her work to attend the chickens
JOHN AILENDER
sworn was NJ IIaulin'S station on the
evening uf May 9TH, SAW Baker there; his
manner appeared about the same ~ usual.
He came 10 the store door and asked me II
! had a coat ! could loan hIm. saw Mr.
Marques drive around the station, going
in the opposite direction from home. In
going home ne would 20 about mile IN
the direct route Ia Cross Creek.
saw Baker the next morning, his man
nrr was about the same as ! have always
seen him.
GRANT HANLUN
said Have known Baker since he wis "a
boy; have seen him every once III while
for the last few years. . was ~ the sta
tiOn and saw Baker get u0 th" tram on
Monday evening Part OF tht tim" hc
wa- rfandInr under the canvas, talking
with various persons. Dan EptlrIlu-s,
James Porter and Others were there. He
was there about 4 hall ~ hour While
Baker was there Marques went to my
brothers. Baker asked me where Mar
guess was gong a. he had intended TO
ride up with HIM. The next morning ! |
saw him talking with McCloud at the STA |
fion. There was nothing strange about |
his manner.
We are compelled Ia crowd our the ac-
count of the proceedings Ol the afternoon
session. h viii De published IN full in
iormorr0w'S paper.
VIOLATIONS COMPLAINED OF.
Merchants of the Northwe-t Complain To |
the Interstate Commission.
WAsHINGTo>, H. C., July 3o.-A COM
laint h.4- bcrn received by the Inter